Oprah Winfrey Faces Backlash About Her Comments Following Donald Trump's Win
While speaking to the Associated Press on Thursday, Oprah Winfrey admitted that she was in disbelief at Donald Trump's win and Hillary Clinton's shocking defeat on Tuesday.
But the media mogul was seemingly so impressed by the President-elect's meeting with President Obama that her feelings took a different turn, as she tweeted, "Everybody take a deep breath! Hope Lives!"
Everybody take a deep breath! #HopeLives! pic.twitter.com/YqNJSUab3a— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) November 10, 2016
Winfrey went on to explain the reasoning behind her optimism: "I could sense, maybe I'm wrong, but I could sense from Donald Trump's body language even when he came out for the acceptance speech, that brotha has been humbled by this world thing."
Winfrey's comments have not been received well online, as several people, including Patton Oswalt (who tweeted "Oprah what the f---ck? This is not one of my favorite things") and W. Kamau Bell, have taken to Twitter to express their disappointment in Winfrey's new point of view. Many former Oprah followers responded to her comments, was was understood by several people as tone-deaf or condescending.
See some of the reactions below.
Do not be surprised when celebrities normalize and praise Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/WWttgi9Z3l— Broderick Greer 📎 (@BroderickGreer) November 11, 2016
No @Oprah we're not going to take a deep breath, love you but with all due respect, the hatred that man has released won't touch your life. https://t.co/CNjOnCSuoW— S. Maxx Mahaffey (@smaxxmahaffey) November 11, 2016
I... but... no... https://t.co/hBXaYROQwm— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) November 12, 2016
@BroderickGreer does Oprah have amnesia or was she not here the last 18 months?— Eliel Cruz-Lopez (@elielcruz) November 11, 2016
OK, who ever thought they would use this phrase " Oprah just sold out" https://t.co/O5D30QmoHa— markhouston72 (@markhouston72) November 12, 2016
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